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How to Select an Arbitrator
The selection of an arbitrator is one of the most important decisions made in an investment arbitration. Parties often ask what factors to consider and how to find information that may assist them in assessing a candidate for nomination to a Tribunal.
Parties consider numerous factors…
Spotlight on Contract-based Disputes at ICSID
Many people do not realize that investment arbitration is often based on an investment contract or a foreign investment law, and is not exclusively based on investment treaties. In fact, a significant portion of ICSID’s caseload is based on contractual disputes, with about seven new contract-based…
News from ICSID
From 1984 to 2009, ICSID published News from ICSID, a newsletter reporting on current events, containing short articles and notes on investment law and arbitration and information about pending ICSID cases.
How to become an ICSID Arbitrator, Conciliator or Committee Member
Arbitrators, conciliators and/or ad hoc Committee members are selected to serve in ICSID proceedings through an appointment process. Most arbitrators and conciliators are appointed by the parties to the dispute pursuant to an agreed method for constituting the Tribunal or…
Managing Case Finances
ICSID encourages Tribunals, Commissions and ad hoc Committees to create a budget at the beginning of a case to ensure fund availability and optimal use of advances. As soon as a Tribunal, Commission or ad hoc Committee is constituted, ICSID establishes a case-specific income…
Cost of Proceedings
The costs in cases governed by the ICSID rules consist of:
the parties’ expenses, including the cost of legal representation;
the fees and expenses of members of Tribunals, Conciliation Commissions, ad hoc Committees, Fact-Finding Committees or mediators, or assistants approved by…